Man’s ingratitude is an expression of his total depravity and man with his Old Sin Nature is highly vulnerable to the policy of Satan which is EVIL. Do not for one moment ever draw an erroneous conclusion regarding this but remember that this simply is how man is and will always be. This should not change what we do and we don’t do things to get the gratitude of a person or gain friendship or love or gain respect from others. WE MUST LIVE LIFE AS UNTO THE LORD UNDER THE PRINCIPLE THAT JUSTICE DEMANDS JUSTICE. Since justice demands justice even if you know that a person will eventually try to destroy you, you go right on under the principle that Justice Demands Justice. The issue with great leaders and great believers is always the pleasure of the Lord directly related to their motivation and function. Justice Demands Justice, God will always be fair to believers and therefore believers are to be fair to all others. God blesses on the basis of the Essence of God and believers are to bless on the basis of spiritual integrity. Not having perfect character believers can only have as our highest attribute Spiritual Integrity which becomes our motivation. We do our job as unto the Lord and under the principle and function of Occupation with the Person of The Lord Jesus, The Christ and whether there is gratitude or not is of no consequence. This is of consequence to the persons who should have the gratitude because it indicates a total lack of capacity for life when they do not have nor express their gratitude. Since Justice Demands Justice it is consistent with Metabolized Bible Doctrine in the Stream of Consciousness of the Soul for mature believers to do what is needed to help others in every case. However Satan will always seek to obscure the pleasure of the Lord and integrity of believers. NO ONE EVER PLEASES THE LORD WITHOUT BENEFITING FROM IT. When you add to the pleasure of the Lord by making decisions and having motivations and exercising actions based on Metabolized Bible Doctrine the pleasure you give to the Lord is given back to you 1000 fold through the Justice of God. The Justice of God is the basis for all blessing in life starting with salvation and ending with eternal blessings. When you make Adjustment to the Justice of God and give pleasure to God there is NO END to the pleasure which God brings to you.
The Bread of Life; Ritual vs Reality
In the Eucharist ritual of the Church Age which we call “communion” the bread is a reminder of who was on the cross alone bearing our sins taking our place for punishment from God. Bread is a reminder also of Logistical Grace which is everything any believer would ever need for time provided by God in such a way so as to NOT compromise the Essence and Character of God. Bread should be for each of us a doctrinal reminder that the temporary things of this life fade into insignificance compared to eternity and when you live in the light of eternity you have the capacity to enjoy life and not succumb to the subtle temptations of evil. Bread also reminds of the importance of Bible Doctrine and Bible Doctrine is often compared to and actually called BREAD. This bread from heaven which sustains the believer in time is essential for our daily life on earth. Bread should emphasize to each of us that Bible Doctrine must be first and foremost in our life and in our scale of values. With Metabolized Bible Doctrine in the Stream of Consciousness of the Soul we have no need for the great fortunes or wealth of this world since anything we need in life will be provided by God at the right time for us.
The cup in the Eucharist ritual is analogous to the work of The Lord Jesus, The Christ bearing our sins and being judged for us. The Cup is a reminder of the altar and the “blood” of The Lord Jesus, The Christ, His sacrifice and work of bearing our sins. The cup should remind each of us that there are things more precious than any type of human wealth or possession. The cup should remind us of the importance of Occupation with the Person of The Lord Jesus, The Christ which protects the believer in Maturity Adjustment to the Justice of God from temptation since only the believer in Maturity Adjustment to the Justice of God is able to be under Occupation with the Person of Christ.
The Faith Rest Drill (4 categories) has 4 categories and 2 stages. The 1st stage is faith used in Perception, Cognition, Inculcation & Metabolization of Bible Doctrine. The 2nd stage is faith used in application of Bible Doctrine to situations and circumstances of life. In this 2nd stage the 1st category is that Faith claims promises to stabilize our thinking to enable us to deal with problem situations or circumstances in our life. In this 2nd stage the 2nd category is that Faith then must reach into our Stream of Consciousness of the Soul